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The race is on for the next United Nations secretary general

Published by NPR World By Michele Kelemen · 29 July 2026 at 23:28
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The United Nations Security Council will begin straw polls Thursday to whittle down the field of candidates for the next U.N. secretary-general. Seven candidates are running to replace António Guterres.

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